Answer the following questions to see what you've learned.

1.
Which data role enables advanced analytics capabilities specifically through
reports and visualizations?
Data scientist
Data engineer
Data analyst
2.
Which data analyst task has a critical performance impact on reporting and data
analysis?
Model
Analyze
Visualize
3.
Which one of the following options is the most important key benefit of data
analysis?
Decisive analytics
Informed business decisions
Complex reports

Knowledge check Get started with Power BI

1.
What is the common flow of activity in Power BI?
Create a report in Power BI mobile, share it to the Power BI Desktop, view and
interact in the Power BI service.
Create a report in the Power BI service, share it to Power BI mobile, interact
with it in Power BI Desktop.
Bring data into Power BI Desktop and create a report, share it to the Power BI
service, view and interact with reports and dashboards in the service and Power BI
mobile.
 Bring data into Power BI mobile, create a report, then share it to Power BI
Desktop.
2.
Which of the following are building blocks of Power BI?
Tiles, dashboards, databases, mobile devices.
Visualizations, datasets, reports, dashboards, tiles.
Visual Studio, C#, and JSON files.
3.
A collection of ready-made visuals, pre-arranged in dashboards and reports is
called what in Power BI?
The canvas.
Scheduled refresh.
An app.

Knowledge Check
1.
When connecting to a SQL Server database to get data, what language should
you use to extract data?
DAX
T-SQL
MDX
2.
You're creating a Power BI report with data from an Azure Analysis Services
MDX Cube. When the data refreshes in the cube, you would like to see it immediately
in the Power BI report. How should you connect?
Import
T-SQL
Live connection
3.
What can you do to improve performance when you're getting data in Power
BI?
 Remove unnecessary columns and rows
Export database files to CSV to load
Combine date and time columns into a single column

Answer the following questions to see what you've learned.

1.
What is a risk of having null values in a numeric column?
That function SUM of data will be incorrect.
That function MAX of data will be incorrect.
That function AVERAGE of data will be incorrect.
2.
If you have two queries that have different data but the same column headers,
and you want to combine both tables into one query with all the combined rows, which
operation should you perform?
Append
Merge
Combine Column
3.
Which of the following selections are not best practices for naming conventions
in Power BI?
Rename columns to have spaces in them.
Abbreviate column names.
Replace values that have integers with human readable results.

Answer the following questions to see what you've learned.

1.
What does data granularity mean?
Data granularity is the filter direction that is associated with the relationship
between two columns.
Data granularity is the level of detail that is represented in the data.
 Data granularity is a type of schema design.
2.
What is the difference between a fact table and a dimension table?
Fact tables contain observational data while dimension tables contain
information about specific entities within the data.
Fact tables contain information about specific entities while dimension tables
contain information about observational data.
There is no difference.
3.
Choose the best answer to explain relationship cardinality?
Cardinality is the measure of unique values in a table.
Cardinality is the granularity of the data.
Cardinality is how long it takes for the data to load.

Answer the following questions to see what you've learned.

1.
Which two functions will help you compare dates to the previous month?
CALCULATE and PREVIOUSMONTH
CALCULATE and PREVIOUSMONTH help you compare dates to the
previous month.
TOTALYTD and PREVIOUS MONTH
CALCULATE and TOTALTYD
2.
Why would you want to override the default context?
To create measures that behave according to your intentions, regardless of what
the user selects.
To create measures that do not summarize or average.
To create new relationships.
3.
How do you use an inactive relationship in a single measure?
Change the active relationship in the Modeling tab.
 Use the USERELATIONSHIP function.
Delete one relationship.

wer the following questions to see what you've learned.

1.
What benefit do you get from analyzing the metadata?
The benefit of analyzing the metadata is that you can clearly identify data
inconsistences with your dataset.
The benefit of analyzing the metadata is to get familiar with your data.
The benefit of analyzing the metadata is to know the number of rows, columns
and tables being loaded into your model.
2.
What can be achieved by removing unnecessary rows and columns?
It is not necessary to delete unnecessary rows and columns and it is a good
practice to keep all metadata intact.
Deleting unnecessary rows and columns will reduce a dataset size and it's good
practice to load only necessary data into your data model.
Deleting unnecessary rows and columns can damage the structure of the data
model.
3.
Which of the following statements about relationships in Power BI Desktop is
true?
Relationships can only be created between columns that contain the same data
type.
Relationships can only be created between tables that contain the same number
of rows.
Relationships can be created between tables that contain different types of data.

Answer the following questions to see what you've learned.

1.
What is the benefit of using a report tooltip?
To give users additional information about a report visual, such as the author
and date/time it was created.
 To provide more detail that is specific to the context of the data that is being
hovered over.
To give users the ability to export data from the visual.
2.
Which of the following options is one of the four components in the Q&A
visualization?
A pre-built DAX measure with drag and drop functionality.
A pre-populated list of suggested questions.
Advanced analytics, such as clustering.
3.
Do you need to import AppSource visuals each time you want to use them
when you're developing a new report, not an existing report?
No, AppSource visuals are always available for selection under the
Visualization pane.
Yes, AppSource visuals must be imported for each new report.
Yes, custom visuals only need to be imported once and can be pinned to
Visualization pane for future use.

Answer the following questions to see what you've learned.

1.
Which of the following filters are not available in Power BI reports?
Drillthrough
Page type
Report level
Page level
2.
How can you analyze performance of each of your report elements?
By analyzing your metadata
By using performance analyzer
By deleting unnecessary rows and columns to reduce your dataset size
3.
Can you use bookmarks to create a slide show in Power BI?
 No, you cannot, because bookmarks are not dynamic.
Yes, you can, by adding buttons as navigation to go between saved bookmarks.
No, you will require a specific visual to achieve this task.

Answer the following questions to see what you've learned.

1.
What is a dashboard?
A canvas of report elements that can be built in Power BI Desktop.
A canvas of report elements that can be built in Power BI service.
The canvas in which you can view the data model of a report
2.
What is one way that reports and dashboards differ?
They are the same.
In reports, you can have multiple pages; in dashboards, you can have only one
page.
You can only build reports and dashboards in Power BI service.
3.
Where can you configure and set data alerts?
Data alerts can be set only in Power BI service on specific visuals such as KPI
cards, gauges, and cards.
Data alerts can be set in both Power BI service and Power BI Desktop on any
kind of visual.
Data alerts can be set in Power BI service on any kind of visual.

Answer the following questions to see what you've learned.

1.
Why are parameters important in Power BI paginated reports?
They allow the report developer to control the refresh interval of the report.
They allow the user to control aspects of how the report is rendered when the
report is run.
They are required so that Power BI can call the paginated report.
 2.
Power BI paginated reports are created by using which tool?
Power BI Desktop
Power BI service
Power BI Report Builder
3.
Power BI paginated reports is an evolved technology that was built from which
original tool?
SQL Server Analysis Services
SQL Server Reporting Services
Microsoft SharePoint

Check your knowledge

1.
What's the best way to share a custom theme?
Save and share custom theme JSON file.
Send the modified Power BI (.PBIX) file.
Set the default theme for the organization.
2.
What elements can be changed with personalized visuals?
Custom theme color.
Visualization type.
Background images.
3.
What's an inclusive benefit of designing a report with accessibility features?
Users don't have auto-play videos slowing the performance.
Users will admire the bright colors and decorative images used for
cohesiveness.
Users can understand the report using a screen reader or keyboard.

Check your knowledge

 1.
Gladys is a developer at Adventure Works who needs to create a real-time
Power BI solution to monitor their call center. When there are excessive numbers of
callers waiting on hold, Power BI should notify the call center manager. What type of
Power BI artifact should Gladys develop?
Dashboard.
Power BI report.
Streaming dataflow.
2.
Benny is a report author at Adventure Works who needs to set up a Power BI
report page to show real-time manufacturing data with latency of 5 minutes. The report
connects to a dataset that represents a DirectQuery model. Because the DirectQuery
source is an operational system, it should be queried only when necessary. What
should Benny do?
Set the AutoRefresh property to a value greater than zero.
Enable automatic page fresh with a change detection measure.
Set up incremental refresh for the dataset and enable the DirectQuery partition.
3.
Fiafia is a developer at Adventure Works who is needs to deliver a real-time
Power BI dashboard. It should present real-time manufacturing data with the lowest
possible latency. The dashboard only shows manufacturing events for the past hour.
The solution should use the minimum of Power BI resources. What type of dataset
should Fiafia develop?
DirectQuery dataset.
Push dataset.
Streaming dataset.

Answer the following questions to see what you've learned.

1.
What Power BI feature can give an in-depth analysis of the distribution of data?
The Next Level of Hierarchy feature can give in-depth analysis because it will
allow you to drill down for all subcategories and is not used to analyze the distribution.
The Analyze feature allows a user to understand why the distribution looks the
way that it does.
 Only time series analysis can provide in-depth analysis on the data.
2.
Where are time series charts located?
The filter pane is where all filters on visuals and pages are located.
Time series charts can be imported from AppSource.
The fields pane is where all charts are located.
3.
What visual should be used to display outliers?
The line chart is best-suited to display outliers.
The scatter chart is best-suited to display outliers.
The clustered column chart is best-suited to display outliers.

Answer the following questions to see what you've learned.

1.
What does the AI splits feature do?
AI splits work by considering all available fields and determining which one to
drill into and will only return the highest or lowest value within your dataset.
AI splits work by considering all available fields and determining which one to
drill into to get the highest/lowest value of the measure that is being analyzed.
AI splits only display the difference between highest and lowest value of the
measure that is being analyzed.
2.
Can you access the Q&A feature by using buttons?
No, to use the Q&A feature, you will need to add the Q&A visual to your
reporting canvas.
Yes, you can access the Q&A feature by selecting Q&A button type.
Yes, you can, but you will need to add the Q&A visual to your reporting canvas
and then link your button with the visual that you have added.
3.
Which of the following selections is a feature of the Q&A visual?
Forecasting.
Data modeling.
 Natural Language Querying

Check your knowledge

200 XP

3 minutes

Answer the following questions to see what you've learned.

1.
How is the Admin workspace role different from other types of workspace
roles?
Admin is the only role that can remove any users.
Admin is the only role that can publish or update apps.
Admin is the only role that can create, edit, or delete content in a workspace.
Admin is the only role that can publish content to a workspace.
2.
Which one of the following options is the best description of a workspace?
A workspace is a feature in Power BI service that allows you to view reports
only.
A workspace is a feature of Power BI Desktop that allows you to build reports
only.
A workspace is a centralized location or repository that allows you to
collaborate with colleagues and teams to create collections of reports, dashboards, and
so on.
A workspace is a feature that allows you to view and edit the data model, build
visualizations, and transform the data.
3.
What feature in Power BI service can you use to troubleshoot the flow of data
from its source to its destination?
Usage Metrics report
Query Caching
Quick Insights
 Lineage view

Answer the following questions to see what you've learned.

1.
Where are dataset-scheduled refreshes configured?
Power BI service
Power BI Desktop
AppSource
2.
What reserved parameters configure the start and end of where Incremental
refresh should occur?
Start and End parameters
StartRange and EndRange
RangeStart and RangeEnd
3.
What is the difference between Promotion and Certification when you are
endorsing a dataset?
Promotion requires write access while Certification requires permission from
the dataset owner to access to the dataset.
Promotion is for broad usage while Certification needs permission granted on
the Admin Tenant settings.
Promotion is for specific users while Certification needs permission granted on
the Admin Tenant settings.

Answer the following questions to see what you've learned.

1.
Which function will tell you the username of the person who is signed in to
Power BI service?
USERPRINCIPALNAME()
LOOKUPVALUE()
USEROBJECTID()
2.
Where can you test RLS by using different security roles?
Power BI Desktop only
Power BI service only
Both Power BI Desktop and Power BI service